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Subject: Re: rename() API & "Operation not permitted."
From: Scott Klement <sk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 20 May 2021 12:30:11 -0500
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Justin,

It sounds like the parent directory has the "restricted rename and unlink" option set. This is also called S_ISVTX or on Unix systems "the sticky bit." I believe that is the only time that the rename() API will ever return EPERM ("Operation Not Permitted"). Other authority-related errors would return EACCES ("Permission denied.")

The *RWX/*ALL is not going to help if S_ISVTX is set.

For more info, please see the manual for the rename api.

https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/i/7.4?topic=ssw_ibm_i_74/apis/renameun.htm

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